1678 ~ Birthday of Antonio Vivaldi, Composer.

1681 ~ King Charles II granted William Penn royal charter for what would become Pennsylvania.

1748 ~ Birthday of Casimir Pulaski, General.

1789 ~ The Constitution of the United States went into effect.

1835 ~ Birthday of Giovanni Schiaparelli, Astronomer.

1885 ~ Gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Mikado", premieres in London.

1888 ~ Birthday of Knute Rockne, Football Coach.

1966 ~ John Lennon, said "We (Beatles) are more popular than Jesus".

1975 ~ Silent film comic Charlie Chaplin knighted.

1997 ~ President Clinton banned federally funded human cloning research.

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